Italian Culture: Food and Wine

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When trying to decide what I wanted to do my Multicultural Symposium Project on I thought about all the places I have always wanted to visit. Italy has always been a place I wanted to vacation to. Who wouldn’t? There is a lot of culture there from fashion to art and of course the food to name a few. Some of the most known name brands of clothing or handbags orientated from there. It is the wine country. Family and food are always important in the Italian culture.
I would first like to cover religion. Like most places there are a wide variety of different religions, but in the Italian culture most people are raised to be catholic. About 88% of Italians are catholic. The Roman Catholic Church is the largest and oldest Church in Italy. The catholic hierarchy is college of bishops and the Pope.
Artwork is well known in Italy. From early Renaissance to more modern times art has changed dramatically. The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and the David statue are some of the most recognized pieces of art. Paintings use to be dark in color with incorrect size proportion. In more modern Italian art more color is being used as well as better proportions images don’t appear to be standing still and have become more 3-D. I would say art in any form has become more realistic and people thought out side of the box.
When I think about Italy, food and wine come to mind. Many foods we love are part of the Italian culture, pizza, pasta, cheese, and some desserts. Wine is one of my favorites and there is plenty of it in Italy. Some people in Italy make a living from having wineries. These people have hundreds of acres of land full of grape vines. Most of the wine we drink in America comes from Italy. “Italy is also now the largest exporter of wine a...

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